There are four major lines of ongoing
research in the Zukin lab. First, we are
studying the molecular and cellular mechanisms that regulate the trafficking of
N-methyl-D-aspartate-type glutamate receptors (NMDA receptors) to and from the
synapse Second, we are studying the molecular and cellular mechanisms that
underlie the neuronal death associated with stroke and epilepsy. A third area of interest is that of estrogen
neuroprotection in animal models of stroke, including global ischemia. A fourth area of interest is that of RNA
trafficking and local protein synthesis in Fragile X.